Community Tasting Notes 23

• bdhanna Likes this wine: 91 points

  December 22, 2021 - Agree with previous two notes, still in a good spot !!
  Perfect cork, easily removed. Slightly oxidized color with medium clarity. Pomegranate, cranberry, and black tea. Great fruit and excellent winemaking from Ben Papapietro. Consumed over two days. My last bottle of the vintage.

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• bdhanna Likes this wine: 91 points

  June 26, 2021 - Still tasting great !!
  I agree with my previous tasting notes. A perfect cork after over a decade in the bottle, easily removed. Consumed this delicious Pinot Noir over two days and it held up well, great each day. Slightly oxidized ruby color with medium clarity. Great aging potential, I still have one last bottle of this vintage to see how much longer this wine will develop.

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• bdhanna Likes this wine: 91 points

  March 16, 2021 - In a great spot, this wine is tasting extremely good right now !! I agree with my review of over half a year ago to a point. As I read my past review, it does not capture some of the nuances of this bottle, this bottle is more balanced. Is it bottle to bottle variation or just the infamous Pinot roller coaster of flavor.
  The cork was perfect after over a decade in the bottle. I consumed this balanced Pinot Noir over two days. Deep ruby color with no oxidation, clarity medium. Aromas of pomegranate and cherry, flavors of cranberry, cherry cola, rhubarb, and black tea with a pleasant medium to long finish. Popped and poured, this wine really benefited from gentle oxygen since it was much more soft & integrated on day two. Great fruit with firm acidity made into a very balanced Pinot Noir of Pommard clone selection from Leras Family, Bucher, and Peters Vineyards in the Russian River Valley appellation of Sonoma County. This Pinot Noir is an age worthy wine and may have more years of life remaining. Fortunately, I still have two bottles of this vintage remaining in my cellar to revisit in a few months. A great winemaking effort from Ben Papapietro.

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• bdhanna Likes this wine: 89 points

  July 21, 2020 - This wine needs food !! Perfect cork after a decade in the bottle. Consumed over two days, the fruit was more predominant on the first day and, as expected, on day two this wine has softened a little. Deep ruby color with no oxidation, clarity medium. Aromas of cranberry and acidic flavors of sour cherry with a medium finish. Not a totally balanced Pinot Noir. I have more and will have to see if it changes with a little more time.

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• underwds wrote: 93 points

  November 21, 2018 - Red cherry and red raspberry fruit. Nice sweet oak finish. Just the right amount of acidity to be good before dinner, and then good with the food itself. Color starting to turn brickish, and the finish was a bit short, so glad I drank it now. Great example of what I like in a CA Pinot.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type Red
• Producer Papapietro Perry
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation Pommard Clones
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Russian River Valley

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• In Cellars 140 (33%)
• Consumed 280 (67%)

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